The amount of NaOH used
was smaller than those of KOH and CH3ONa for the same mass
feedstock oil, since NaOH has the smallest molar mass (40 g/
mol), followed by CH3ONa (54 g/mol) and KOH (56 g/mol).
However, in terms ofmolar concentrationCH3ONa was about 10%
lesser than that of NaOH and KOH.